Instructor Profile

Fiona has a Bachelor of Psychology and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She has worked for 12.5 years supporting people with complex needs. Within that time Fiona worked for 8.5 years with clients who have depression, anxiety, substance use issues and schizophrenia in a community mental health setting. She also has family and friends who have a mental illness.

She is passionate about recovery and a strong message that "Recovery is possible" is communicated throughout the course. Also the message that not only do we empathise with people about their challenges, we also need to pay attention their strengths and resilence,

Fiona has run the course 80 times over the last three years. She has 91 five-star reviews on google maps and gets 4/5 and 5/5 from the class feedback.

This is her full time job and she hires another instructor to help her manage the demand for her as an instructor.

If you are looking for an instructor who is relaxed, engaging, creates a safe environment, to-the-point, doesn't just read off the PowerPoint but give real life examples to bring the learning alive then Fiona is the instructor for you. She also encouraged interesting class discussions.